Turkish Cypriot students from the northern part of the island have occupied a number of GreekCypriotowned hotels in that closed city. Although Turkish officials claim that they are using those hotels because of a housing shortage. the students continue to use those facilities. A few years ago. both communities on that divided island proposed the return of the refugees to the city of New Famagusta. I encourage the United Nations to actively support this positive initiative for the cause of a peace on that troubled island. and urge the administration to support this effort to get some of the refugees home where they belong. I plan to offer an amendment to the foreign aid bill which would require our Government to withhold a portion of U.S. military assistance to any of the parties to the conflict who refuse to cooperate in this effort to resettle New Famagusta. Now is the time to take a brave step along the road to peace on that troubled island.
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